When incineration is conducted onsite, it significantly enhances biosecurity by containing potentially diseased waste within a controlled environment. High-temperature incineration immediately destroys pathogens, preventing the spread of disease. This is a crucial advantage over composting, where pathogens may survive...
By Lorraine Stevenson-Hall
Currently, there are 49 cases of dairy cattle infected with H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in 9 states, with movement restrictions placed on lactating cattle in late April. In Canada, HPAI has not been detected in...
Efforts to keep foreign animal diseases out of the United States have intensified in recent years, and similar measures are being adopted by other major pork-producing nations. Denmark, one of the world's largest pork producers, offers a notable example...
Farmscape for May 1, 2024
Full Interview 12:48
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The Director of Swine Health with Manitoba Pork suggests, as spring planting activity stirs up more dust increasing the potential for the movement of viruses, pork producers will need to...
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Several propagation routes drive animal disease dissemination, and among these routes, contaminated vehicles traveling between farms have been associated with indirect disease transmission. In this study, we used near-real-time vehicle movement data and vehicle cleaning efficacy to reconstruct the...
By Kent Andersen
There’s no doubt that the cases of avian influenza in US dairy cattle herds have come as unwelcome surprise. While animal to animal transmission is a factor in its spread among dairy cattle, the significance of human...
Farmscape for April 11, 2024
Full Interview 7:43
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The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests a consistent focus on biosecurity remains the first line of defence against the spread of infectious diseases among pigs. As...
Automated manure and waste water handling is most often accomplished by collecting and storing manure and waste in storages located directly beneath the animals or in a nearby containment structure.
The use of confinement systems for livestock and dairy production...
Abstract: Biosecurity measures for the prevention of African swine fever on German pig farms: comparison of farmers' own appraisals and external veterinary experts' evaluations
Background: Since its first introduction into the German wild boar population in 2020, African swine fever...
By Lorraine Stevenson-Hall
Trucks and other vehicles are a main culprit in the transmission of farm animal disease, particularly in the swine industry. Even when cleaning and disinfection are 100% effective, vehicles are still a significant pathway for disease spread...